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John Seiler: Fidel Castro, the communist dictator of Cuba for more than 50 years, long has had his admirers in California. I remember when Rep. John Garamendi, when he was Insurance Commissioner, met with our editorial board at The Orange
Read MoreKnow Your FPPC Target
Anthony Pignataro: Dan Schnur has only been chairman of the state Fair Political Practices Commission since June but he’s already made huge changes in California’s campaign watchdog. Last month his special Political Reform Act Task Force met for the first
Read MorePUC Accused Of Not Regulating Enough
SEPT. 13, 2010 By KATY GRIMES The Public Utility Commission pledged to keep a watchful eye on the outcomes of telecommunication deregulation in the state, but has failed to do so, according to a recent, blistering report from the Senate,
Read MoreConservatives help Maldo (sort of)
Steven Greenhut: We all know that most conservative Republicans don’t care for Lieutenant Gov. Abel Maldonado, the Santa Maria “Republican” who isn’t just liberal on most issues, but goes out of his way to poke conservatives in the eye. Most
Read MoreFighting good fight for freedom!
SEPT. 13, 2010 I, as a nattering nabob, see negativism everywhere. The Legislature manages to do just about everything wrong. The Obama administration – like the Bush administration – is an embarrassment bordering on a disaster. Debt is rising, freedom
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